China’s central bank signals steady, cautious support for growthThe People’s Bank of China vowed to guide borrowing costs to continue hovering at a low level, according to a Wednesday statement following...
25 Dec, 2025, 07.49 AM IST
Why does China's central bank have a new cash management tool?China's central bank unveiled a new cash management tool through temporary bond repo agreements and reverse repos, expanding its monetary p...
11 Jul, 2024, 12.21 PM IST
China President Xi’s mystery plans surface with biggest shift in yearsChina is potentially on the brink of major monetary policy changes, responding to President Xi Jinping's call to enrich the policy toolbox....
20 Jun, 2024, 01.25 PM IST
China's central bank leaves key policy rate unchanged as expectedChina's central bank kept the medium-term lending facility (MLF) rate unchanged at 2.50%, aligning with market expectations. The decision r...
17 Jun, 2024, 10.06 AM IST
China central bank sells cash deposits at record low, more easing seenChina's commercial lenders have lowered interest rates on yuan deposits in June, a move that eases pressure on borrowing costs, providing s...
24 Jul, 2023, 09.34 AM IST
China set to overhaul financial system giving Xi more controlAuthorities are considering reviving the long-disbanded Central Financial Work Commission to allow the ruling Communist Party to assert mor...
24 Feb, 2023, 02.14 PM IST
China central bank pledges a targeted, prudent policyThe PBOC is expected to keep monetary policy loose for at least the next few months, with the economy still suffering disruption from wides...
05 Jan, 2023, 06.20 AM IST
China cuts reserve requirement ratio for all banks. What analysts sayChina has cut the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) for all banks by 50 bps, releasing around 1 trillion yuan ($154 billion) in long-term liq...
10 Jul, 2021, 12.01 PM IST
Impact of Fed policy changes on China's markets is limited: PBOC"The positive effect of China's normal monetary policy stance is emerging," Sun Guofeng, head of the People's Bank of China's (PBOC) moneta...
01 Apr, 2021, 09.52 PM IST
China's central bank says it won't be hasty with policy changesThe PBOC has rolled out measures since February, including cuts in lending rates, banks' reserve requirement ratios (RRR) and targeted supp...
06 Nov, 2020, 11.51 AM IST
China central bank says it will make policy more flexible and targetedThe People's Bank of China (PBOC) said it would maintain a reasonable rise in money supply and total social financing, and ensure banks had...
06 Aug, 2020, 11.31 PM IST
QE or not QE? China's central bank grapples with policy dilemmaUnusually, this debate is being held in public, pointing to differences within China's policymaking circles.
18 May, 2020, 04.25 PM IST
China is likely to see a ‘v-shaped’ recovery: PBOCChina is one of the few major economies in the world that have maintained normal monetary policy,” wrote Chen.
24 Feb, 2020, 07.50 AM IST
China’s PBOC ‘close’ to launching cryptocurrencyMu repeated the PBOC’s intention that the digital currency would replace M0, or cash in circulation, rather than M2, which would generate c...
12 Aug, 2019, 11.41 PM IST
China stocks drop to 3-week low as investors fret over growth, stimulusThe Shanghai Composite Index and the blue chip CSI300 index both fell over 2 percent in afternoon trade.
25 Apr, 2019, 02.47 PM IST
Here's what is in store for whoever gets China's toughest job next yearWhoever is picked as the next PBOC head, the path is fraught with risk. Yuan could be soon under pressure. Nor is the picture bright for in...
20 Oct, 2017, 11.11 AM IST
- China hikes interest rates for second time this year
Hard-pressed to control soaring prices and spiralling inflation, China's central bank today hiked one-year lending and deposit interest rat...
26 Dec, 2010, 02.44 PM IST